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survival (version 2.38-3)

lung: NCCTG Lung Cancer Data

Description

Survival in patients with advanced lung cancer from the North Central Cancer Treatment Group. Performance scores rate how well the patient can perform usual daily activities.

Usage

lung
cancer

Arguments

format

ll{ inst: Institution code time: Survival time in days status: censoring status 1=censored, 2=dead age: Age in years sex: Male=1 Female=2 ph.ecog: ECOG performance score (0=good 5=dead) ph.karno: Karnofsky performance score (bad=0-good=100) rated by physician pat.karno: Karnofsky performance score as rated by patient meal.cal: Calories consumed at meals wt.loss: Weight loss in last six months }

source

Terry Therneau

References

Loprinzi CL. Laurie JA. Wieand HS. Krook JE. Novotny PJ. Kugler JW. Bartel J. Law M. Bateman M. Klatt NE. et al. Prospective evaluation of prognostic variables from patient-completed questionnaires. North Central Cancer Treatment Group. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 12(3):601-7, 1994.